This might be the fastest I’ve ever DNF’d a book in my life.My previous record was 13%of the story. I DNF’d this one at 3%. Here’s why:

At only 3% into the story, I’ve already read very detailed sex scenes between the heroine and a dude who wasn’t the hero, and the hero with a chick who wasn’t the heroine. That would be fine in erotica, but this is romance. Now, I’m not saying I expect the hero and heroine to come into the story all pure and virginal, because I don’t. But I’m not really interested in reading sex scenes between people I know aren’t even the focus of the story.

There’s a massive info dump on the first couple of pages about the heroine’s cult life. I don’t ever want to read info dumps like that. I’d much rather read about the details slowly throughout the story. I understand there was a complicated back story here, but even so, I don’t think page after page of past cult life experiences were necessary. It got tedious pretty darn quickly.

Child abuse is a deal breaker for me. I won’t spoil anything, but there’s a scene detailing child abuse toward the 3% mark in the story that told me it was officially time to DNF.

This book is being marketed as a “secret baby” romance. There’s really no secret. It’s right there in the blurb and everything. If there’s one thing I can’t stand it’s false advertising.

So, long-story-short, I’d skip this one if I were you, but if you’re one of those readers who just has to see things for themselves (or if you’re a masochist), don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Does this book contribute to or help crushthe romance stigma?In all fairness, I probably didn’t read enough of the story to make a judgement one way or the other.

Other reading suggestionsFor a great read about a nice-but-hot-and-alpha guy protecting a survivor on the run, tryHis to Protectby Stacey Lynn.